BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

My point was that Newsnight wasn't right for America.

I reakon Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay would love slots on the BBC news channel if there was a big change around!!!

What a disaster that would be!

I'd love to see Julia on the News Channel, what a fabulous idea. Have to agree with a lot of people on here about Zeinab. She fits a far wider audience on World, so why would she 'take a few steps back' and reside on the News Channel. Out of everyone, she is in a great position what with winning her recent award and being favoured at the Beeb. There is no reason why she can't dictate what she might want to present and mix it up.

I still think Zeinab replacing Fiona Bruce on BBC News at Ten or Newsnight would be great... but I agree about the NC!


Without trying to go into fantasy rota mode, I think they could shake things up at the NC a little.

I'd love to see Jane and Chris on the 9-11 slot, with Matthew and Louise on the 11-2 slot, Carrie and Simon on afternoons and Joanna on with somebody with a bit of personality and emotion in their voice - I reckon Adam Brookes from Washington would be brilliant at presenting. Then move (the not improving) Ben Brown to the 10-1 shift where few watch.

Babita Sharma doing the day shifts on World this weekend. Preceded by Janat Jalil. Read on Owen Thomas' Twitter that he was looking forward to some days off, so I therefore assume that Peter Dobbie is doing the weekend late shifts? Past my bed time.

Babita Sharma is actually quite good when she isn't punching people.

She is rather - she's been doing the overnights for a few weeks too and I've been very impressed.

Laura Tobin ..... sigh

Nice to see Celina Hinchcliffe on breakfast this morning.

So would I but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.

Can't get onto the article because its subscription only, but one of the headlines on broadcastnow.co.uk is that Carole Walker will be one of the female over-50 presenters (though she has occasionally done presenting in the past)

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/bbc/carole-walker-joins-bbc-news-presenting-team/5009256.article?referrer=RSS

Does anyone have any idea what they mean by "new" female BBC News presenter aged over 50? Given that Zeinab, who is apparently one of the four, already works on World (therefore, unless she moves to domestic won't be new in any way) and Carole already works for the beeb, albeit as a correspondent and occasional presenter.

And where will they (four's a little more than the one Mark Thompson ordered) work? I can imagine Louise Minchin moving off the news channel at some point in the not so distant future (presumably when Kate finds something productive to do and they once again need Louise on Breakfast and the One), so I suppose that slot would need to be filled (should it come up, of course), but other than as a relief or overnight presenter on the NC the only place for a female newsreader would surely be weekends?

The line " to all BBC channels to boost the proportion of older presenters" suggests, to me, that the NC and World News will take the brunt, perhaps with one of them working BBC One weekend/ relief shifts? I can't imagine BBC Three, Cbeebies or CBBC are in any way affected so that only leaves BBC Parliament, BBC Two and BBC Four. BBC Four is a fairly likely possibility, though a waste, and does BBC Parliament or BBC Two really need further newsreaders? The only two programmes I can think of that would fit would be the Daily Politics and Newsnight, and there aren't any gaps in either of those.